Sistranda is the administrative centre of the municipality of Frøya in

Trøndelag Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denma ...

county,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

. The village is located on the east side of the island of Frøya, about north of the village of

Hammarvika Hammarvika is a village in the municipality of Frøya in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located about south of the municipal center of Sistranda on the southeastern side of the island of Frøya. The village has a population (2018 ...

and the entrance to the

Frøya Tunnel The Frøya Tunnel ( no, Frøyatunnelen) is an undersea tunnel connecting the municipalities of Frøya and Hitra in Trøndelag county, Norway. The tunnel is located about south of the village of Sistranda on Frøya. The long road tunnel reach ...

. The village has a population (2018) of 1,041 and a

population density Population density (in agriculture: Stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ...

of . Sistranda has schools representing all levels up to high school. It is also the centre of transportation on the island of Frøya, with buses to locations around the region and ferries with daily routes to

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...

, Mausund, Sula, and

Froan Froan or Froøyene is a populated archipelago of small, rocky islands in the municipality of Frøya in Trøndelag county, Norway. Froan consists of several hundred islands and islets that lie in the sea about west of the Fosen peninsula. The i ...

Name

The first element is the name of an old farm ( non, Síða). The name of the farm is identical with the word ''síða'' which means "side" (here in the sense of the "coast"). The farm is today divided in three parts: ''Yttersian'' (Outer-Sian), ''Midtsian'' (Middle-Sian) and ''Innersian'' (Inner-Sian). The last element is the finite form of ''strand''.

References

Villages in Trøndelag Frøya, Trøndelag {{Trøndelag-geo-stub